The City of Brisbane, along with all other cities in San Mateo County, contracts with the County of San Mateo Elections Office. The County counts and posts the election results. The County has, by State law, up to 28 days to certify the election results. The official results will be adopted by the Brisbane City Council on Thursday, December 14, 2017.

There are absentee and provisional ballots that were turned in at the polls that still need to be counted and included in the above totals. During the next few weeks the County will be updating the absentee numbers on their website. So the absentee numbers shown above will adjust slightly.

*NOTE: The SunShares program has closed for 2017, but we anticipate the program will come again in 2018! Check back here next year for updates!*

Fifty cities and major employers have joined forces to spread clean energy and fight climate change by securing group discounts on solar and electric vehicles for residents of the greater Bay Area.The City of Brisbane is, for the third year in a row now, a participating agency in the SunShares program.That means all those who live or work in Brisbane are eligible for the discounts…and there are options for everyone – homeowners, renters, and drivers included!A community evaluation committee selected the following vendors following a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) process: PetersenDean Roofing and Solar, SkyTech Solar, Sunpower by Solar Technologies, San Francisco Toyota, and Premier Nissan of San Jose and Nissan San Francisco. More information about the selected vendors and discounts that were offered in 2017 can be found on www.bayareasunshares.org.Be sure to sign up to receive more information about the next round of SunShares in 2018.

The San Mateo County's Office of Emergency Services encourages all residents to take the first step of emergency preparedness by signing up to San Mateo County’s FREE public notification system, SMC Alert. SMC Alert sends notifications about local emergencies and events happening in your community via emails, voicemail, and text messages. There are now three fast and easy ways to sign up to SMC Alert:

• Scan the QR code embedded in the logo below, which will take you directly to the registration page• Text your five-digit zip code to 888777• Go directly to the SMC Alert webpage at www.smcalert.info

In other news, the Office of Emergency Services has launched an Emergency Preparedness Family Campaign through Puppets. Click here to find out more. For the latest information, you can also visit the Brisbane's Office of Emergency Services Page at www.brisbaneca.org/office-of-emergency-services.

Oct. 23, 2017 is the last day to register to vote in the upcoming November 7, 2017 Consolidated Municipal, School and Special District Election. Individuals wishing to register may register online at www.registertovote.ca.gov. Voters must submit their online registration by midnight on the registration deadline day.

Voter registration cards are available at:

555 County Center, 1st Floor, Redwood City, CA 94063

Registration & Elections Division, 40 Tower Rd, San Mateo, CA 94402

Public Libraries

City and Town Halls

U.S. Postal Service offices

Department of Motor Vehicles offices

To satisfy the deadline, the mailed registration card must be postmarked on or before October 23. Voters must re-register whenever they move to a new address or change their name. Please make sure you, your family members and friends are registered to vote!